…the one in the Rockery seen last week. It is not quite a lilac form but there are much darker ones when one inspects the ‘Pocket Book of Rhododendron Species’…

…a private garden named after a place in Portugal and a Sambucus seedling collected and named by Sir Harold Hillier while at Guincho. It has dark, but not exactly black,…

…here. We have several plants of both varieties at various ages. To my mind Daybreak conjures up a vision of mixed gentle colours while Peachy should be darker.This is labelled…

…‘reddish dark pink’ (if that makes any sense). Smallish upright flowers too so perhaps a ‘Diva’ or, more likely, a campbellii seedling which is a cross between the two. Very…

…good. Erica canaliculata An efficient new system for bed labels in all the tunnels. new system for bed labels A very dark coloured Rhododendron mucronulatum by the till. Rhododendron mucronulatum…

…seemannii Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ starting to turn pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Lithocarpus edulis was planted in 2017. Romping away now. Lithocarpus edulis Lithocarpus edulis Lots of dark secondary…

…will get darker yet. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Juglans major has interesting new growth. As nice as Juglans ailantifolia? Juglans major Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ is one we always…

…moupinensis covered in juicy dark black berries. I do not think we have admired this before. Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Another final grass cut at Tin Garden ready for the…

…clipping. RJW appears to have done ‘gardening’ during an earlier visit this year. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ A gorgeous dark maroon, red-black hollyhock. Alcea rosea ‘Nigra’ (or a very near seedling to…

…on Schefflera rhododendrifolia. The plant is now 15 feet tall. Schefflera rhododendrifolia 2023 – CHW The very ancient dark red Azalea indica outside the front door. Azalea indica Below the…